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PhD topics for research students

Find below a list of currently available self-funded PhD topics.

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Design for energy transitions in African urban informal settlements
This PhD is linked to a 5-year research project entitled ‘Mainstreaming Gender for Energy Security in Poor Urban Environments’, in short Gender for Energy Security (GENS). Funded by National Research ...
Self Funded
Modelling damage and failure of structural glass panels based on a hybrid plate element
The tensile strength of thin glass panels/plates used in building structures is of great importance due to the designer’s increasing demands for such structures, regarding size, shape and weight of th...
Self Funded
Social workers and body practitioners: an inter-professional exploration
This PhD project will examine how social work practitioners who are also body practitioners – dancers, yoga teachers, physiotherapists, massage therapists, choreographers etc - implement and integrate...
Self Funded
Design for behaviour change in African urban informal settlements
This PhD is linked to a 5-year research project entitled ‘Mainstreaming Gender for Energy Security in Poor Urban Environments’, in short Gender for Energy Security (GENS). Funded by National Research ...
Self Funded
Prediction for stray alternating current (AC) induced corrosion in oil/gas pipes in close proximity to high-voltage transmission lines and railways
In comparison to stray direct current (DC) induced corrosion which is a long-recognized engineering challenge, stray alternating current (AC) induced corrosion was more recently reported. This can be ...
Self Funded
Cross-border cooperation in Europe
This project seeks to examine the factors that influence the shape and success of different cross-border cooperation programmes in Europe, as funded through the EU. Some of these are much more success...
Self Funded
Filtering algorithms for Levy processes, with application to financial modelling
The problem of inference about the values of hidden or latent variables from imperfect sensor measurements arises in many branches of science, including engineering and mathematical finance. A typical...
Self Funded
Sustainable materials for biomedical devices
The Coronavirus Pandemic has seen unprecedented demand for breathing masks most of which are made from non-recyclable fossil fuel-derived plastics, contributing huge amounts of PVC waste to the Global...
Self Funded
Digital games
Students are invited to apply for PhD projects on digital games/interactive media. Relevant areas and disciplinary backgrounds may include Game Studies, Film Theory, Performance Studies, Literary Theo...
Self Funded
Behaviour of high strength steel structures in fire
High strength steel is an increasingly popular material choice for civil engineering structures owing to its high performance and ability to reduce the overall material usage in a project. This projec...
Self Funded